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Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

Turn your ideas into real-world solutions with SUNY Empire’s online Graduate Certificate in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship.

Designed for professionals with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), this flexible program teaches you how to lead innovation, manage operations, and bring new technologies to market. You’ll gain strategic, legal, and supply-chain skills needed to grow a startup or drive change within an established business. 

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Program Overview

Graduate Certificate in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship 

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Earn your Graduate Certificate in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship online and build the skills to lead new ventures and drive strategic growth. This flexible program helps you develop expertise in business planning, technology commercialization, and innovation strategy so you can bring ideas to life and lead change in any industry. 

Format

100% Online

How it Works

Tuition

$635 / credit

Tuition & Fees

Credits

12

Course Catalog

Next term starts

Fall 2025

  • Course List: 

    • Students may begin this 12-credit certificate in the fall, spring or summer terms. The required courses and suggested sequence are as follows: 

    • MGMT 6050 

      Operations and Supply Chain Management  

       

    • MGMT 6110 

      Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship  

       

    • MGMT 6100 

      Innovation & Global Commercialization  

       

    • MGMT 7035 

      Strategic Application of Innovation & Planning  

       

Ready to Apply?

The deadline for the Fall 2025 term is August 1. How to Apply

Transform Your Ideas Into Action

What you’ll get out of this program:

  • Analyze innovation and commercialization strategies 
  • Apply ethical reasoning in decision-making
  • Communicate effectively across business settings 
  • Manage change and lead teams confidently 

Advance Your Career With a Certificate in Innovation Management 

Whether you’re launching your own venture or leading change in your field, this certificate opens the door to roles in: 

  • Technology commercialization 
  • Business development 
  • Product management 
  • Entrepreneurship 
  • Innovation consulting 
Career Services
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Going back (to school) helped me speak a common language with my team and learn the underlying reasons about how plans came about, who created it, and how to teach other people how to implement it. I got the finite details to be able to communicate those things to other people.
Rhon
Current Student | MBA in Business Administration 

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Turn Bold Ideas Into Real-World Impact 

We're here to support you every step of the way as you pursue your Graduate Certificate in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship. Our dedicated advisors will help you stay on track, strengthen your business planning and innovation skills, and prepare you to lead new ventures, launch creative solutions, and drive growth in any industry.

 

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Apply for the Graduate Certificate Program in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship 

Make sure you have all the admissions requirements and complete your application to be ready for our next term! 

How To Apply

Next start term

Fall 2025

Deadline to apply

August 1

Start Your Degree

as soon as September 2, 2025.

 

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